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World History: Ancient India

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What mountain range is found northwest of India?

a)

Himilayas

b)

Hindu Kush

c)

Rockies

d)

Swiss Alps

2.

Describe the characteristics of the Harappan civilization.

(Choose all correct answers)

a)

producers of wool clothing

b)

houses used indoor plumbing

c)

created the first system of writing in India

d)

created a system of weights and measures

e)

influenced by Egyptian religious practices

3.

How were Harappan and Mesopotamian civilizations similar?

a)

They both built pyramids in which to bury their dead

b)

They both spoke the same languages

c)

They both created irrigation systems to supply water to their crops

d)

They both used the same system of weights and measures

4.

What is a grama?

a)

community made up of many family members

b)

a language spoken by early Aryans

c)

a collection of stories that has cultural value

d)

a group of people who migrated from central Asia

5.

Put the following in chronological order:

The Sanskrit language is developed

Hindi is widely spoken throughout India

Aryans begin to collect and record the Vedas

The Harappan civilization begins in the Indus River Valley

Aryans begin to settle the area around the Ganges River Valley

a)

The Sanskrit language is developed

Hindi is widely spoken throughout India

Aryans begin to collect and record the Vedas

Aryans begin to settle the area around the Ganges River Valley

The Harappan civilization begins in the Indus River Valley

b)

The Sanskrit language is developed

Hindi is widely spoken throughout India

Aryans begin to collect and record the Vedas

The Harappan civilization begins in the Indus River Valley

Aryans begin to settle the area around the Ganges River Valley

c)

The Sanskrit language is developed

Hindi is widely spoken throughout India

Aryans begin to collect and record the Vedas

Aryans begin to settle the area around the Ganges River Valley

The Harappan civilization begins in the Indus River Valley

d)

Hindi is widely spoken throughout India

Aryans begin to collect and record the Vedas

The Sanskrit language is developed

The Harappan civilization begins in the Indus River Valley

Aryans begin to settle the area around the Ganges River Valley

6.

What are the Samskaras?

a)

evil spirits that cause people to commit evil actions

b)

people who do not belong to a particular caste

c)

rites of passage for different stages in a person's life

d)

dresses worn for special occasions, like a wedding

7.

What determines whether people will have good or bad karma?

a)

their wealth

b)

their choices in life

c)

their profession

d)

their social level

8.

Name the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths.

a)

There is no life after death

b)

People can overcome ignorance

c)

Suffering is a part of human existence

d)

People should refuse foods they love to eat.

e)

Suffering comes from the desire for material possessions

9.

How can people avoid the process of reincarnation?

a)

by reaching nirvana

b)

by passing away

c)

by giving your money away

d)

by living a good life

10.

What groups were part of the Mauryan caste system?

a)

artisans

b)

doctors

c)

farmers

d)

lawyers

e)

soldiers

11.

The effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul is known as what?

(a)  

12.

Which development ended Mauryan warfare throughout India under Asoka’s rule?

a)

the death of his son

b)

his marriage to a Hindu priestess

c)

the spread of the plague

d)

his conversion to Buddhism

13.

How did the Gupta empire end?

a)

farmers rebelled in protest of the caste system

b)

disease from Chian spread throughout the country

c)

monsoon winds failed to bring needed rain to the subcontinent

d)

Hun armies invaded the country

14.

What is the Bhagavad Gita?

a)

a collection of stories that teach a moral lesson

b)

tells the story of a prince who rids the world of demons

c)

a long story about two families struggling to control a kingdom

d)

explains existence of spirits and the importance of reincarnation

15.

What is the Mahabharata?

a)

a collection of stories that teach a moral lesson

b)

tells the story of a prince who rids the world of demons

c)

a long story about two families struggling to control a kingdom

d)

explains existence of spirits and the importance of reincarnation

16.

What is the Panchatantra?

a)

a collection of stories that teach a moral lesson

b)

tells the story of a prince who rids the world of demons

c)

a long story about two families struggling to control a kingdom

d)

explains existence of spirits and the importance of reincarnation

17.

What is the Ramayana?

a)

a collection of stories that teach a moral lesson

b)

tells the story of a prince who rids the world of demons

c)

a long story about two families struggling to control a kingdom

d)

explains existence of spirits and the importance of reincarnation

18.

Why did early Indian blacksmiths create alloys of two or more metals?

a)

alloys were often stronger than one metal alone

b)

alloys created taller buildings than the use of only one metal

c)

alloys were less expensive to produce than one metal alone

d)

alloys could be made into swords whereas one metal could not

19.

Which advancement in mathematics is credited to Indian mathematicians?

a)

Indian mathematicians were the first to use negative numbers

b)

Indian mathematicians invented geometry

c)

Indian mathematicians invented calculus

d)

Indian mathematicians were the first to use the number zero

20.

Define Jainism.

a)

followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence

b)

followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally

c)

oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts

d)

largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

21.

Define Sikhism.

a)

followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence

b)

followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally

c)

oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts

d)

largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

22.

Define early Hinduism.

a)

followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence

b)

followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally

c)

oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts

d)

largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

23.

Define modern Hinduism.

a)

followers who believe in the teachings of Mahavira and practice nonviolence

b)

followers wear turbans and support treating everyone equally

c)

oldest of the Indian religions whose religious traditions are collected into Vedic texts

d)

largest number of followers in India who believe in many gods, such as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu

24.

Number the events in chronological order: - Buddha dies - Buddha reaches enlightenment - Buddhism spreads to China and Japan - Indian king Asoka converts to Buddhism - Buddha converts many followers by his teaching - Siddhartha leaves home in search of the meaning of life

a)

1) Buddha dies

2) Buddha reaches enlightenment

3) Buddhism spreads to China and Japan

4) Indian king Asoka converts to Buddhism

5) Buddha converts many followers by his teaching

6) Siddhartha leaves home in search of the meaning of life

b)

1) Buddha reaches enlightenment

2) Buddha dies

3) Buddhism spreads to China and Japan

4) Indian king Asoka converts to Buddhism

5) Siddhartha leaves home in search of the meaning of life

6) Buddha converts many followers by his teaching

c)

1) Siddhartha leaves home in search of the meaning of life

2) Buddha reaches enlightenment

3) Buddha converts many followers by his teaching

4) Buddha dies

5) Indian King Asoka converts to Buddhism

6) Buddhism spreads to China and Japan

d)

1) Buddha dies

2) Buddha reaches enlightenment

3) Buddhism spreads to China and Japan

4) Buddha converts many followers by his teaching

5) Siddhartha leaves home in search of the meaning of life

6) Indian king Asoka converts to Buddhism